The governing body for American athletics, the United States Track and Field association, is currently looking for a CEO. The head of the search committee has said that current USATF president, Stephanie Hightower, is “definitely in the running” for the job.

Steve Miller, a former Nike executive who is CEO of the Andre Agassi Foundation told Chicago Tribune reporter Phil Hersh that “it is very possible she could become the CEO.”

Last October, the USATF had announced that none of its current board members would be candidates for the CEO job–an opening that occurred due to the firing of the previous CEO, Doug Logan.

Apparently, the board has had a hard time finding a replacement which explains why they are focusing on Hightower.

U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) chief Scott Blackmun told Hersh that they would be critical of any CEO who came from the board. The selection committee was originally zeroing in on University of Oregon coach Vin Lananna, but he decided to stay in his coaching position.

Duncan Larkin

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